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1 When killing lice on chicks, with grease, is there any danger of injuring the chick? 236
2 How soon can the chicks be taken from the mother hen? 270
3 Are the advertised liquid lice killers too strong for use in nest boxes and coops for very young chicks ? 201
4 Is there any great disadvantage in allowing chicks of different ages to run together? 215
5 Will February and March hatched chicks molt in the late summer and fall? 206
6 At what age is a chick a broiler ? 259
7 Is it necessary to train the chicks to roost on the perches ? 228
8 How can young chicks be protected from hawks ? 230
9 Are chicks when first hatched the same color as the adult fowls? 176
10 Are chicks properly incubated and in good condition when they hatch on the 2Oth day? 193
11 Is there any way to determine the sex of the chick during the period of incubation or before the egg is set? 209
12 How often should chicks be fed during the first ten days? 230
13 In punching the webs of the feet of chicks, when is the best time to do it? 202
14 How can very small chicks best be resuscitated, that have been caught out of the brooder in a heavy rain and are wet and chilled to the point where they are apparently dead ? 150
15 How can the sex of very young chicks be ascertained ? 252
16 Can chicks be hatched profitably every month in the year? 206
17 Is it wise to attempt to raise late hatched chickens? 190
18 What causes leg weakness in chicks ? 225
19 What can be done with chicks when the long feathers of the wings attain such enormous length as to extend past the tail and seemingly have a depressing effect on the chick? 138
20 Will incubator chicks be absolutely free from lice if the machine is not infested, and if they are not allowed to come in contact with hens or other fowls or buildings where lice are ? 179
21 Will chicks thrive better on an earth floor than on a board one? 379
22 Why is it necessary to keep the young chicks in the brooder in the morning till the dew is off the grass? 188
23 Is it generally profitable to buy chicks that have just been taken from the incubator ? 166
24 Will all cats eat young chicks? 276
25 Are brooder raised chicks as strong and healthy as those raised by hens? 202
26 What is a fair number of chicks to expect from a setting of shipped eggs ? 177
27 If not more than eight chicks hatch from a setting of fifteen eggs, ought the seller duplicate the order at half price ? 218
28 How many chicks should be allowed in a coop together after weaning from the mother hen? 188
29 What could cause bowel trouble in chicks that are from one to two weeks old, when they are free from lice and are properly fed and brooded? 185
30 If young chicks are allowed to roost too soon on very narrow perches, will it cause them to have crooked breast bones? 165
31 Can very young chicks drink enough cold water to give them bowel trouble? 183
32 How long should a baby fowl be called a chick? 239
33 What causes the crops of very young chicks to become distended and very hard, causing death? 192
34 Is lettuce good for young chicks ? 261
35 Will lice affect chicks in the same way as gapes, as regards the movement of the head? 178
36 Will coarse, sharp sand do for grit for very young chicks ? 222
37 If chicks are allowed to run with a hen that has scaly legs, will they, too, become affected? 189
38 How large should a closed run be made to accommodate a hen and her newly hatched brood ? 226
39 Will a wild mother hen make the chicks wild ? 230